Baltimore's iconic Hollywood Diner -- which came to fame in Barry Levinson's "Diner" -- has reopened, albeit in slightly altered form.
"Cheryl Townsend, the proprietor of the Red Springs Caf� and catering company, formerly on North Calvert Street, reopened the diner March 5. She kept its original name but added part of her own: "The Hollywood Diner presents: The Red Springs Caf�."
Townsend, 47, has worked in the food service industry for more than 20 years, and relocated her diner in hopes that business will improve. The odds, however, may not be in her favor. The economy is struggling to crawl out of the worst recession in decades, and about one in four new restaurants fail after their first year.
Townsend stares down those odds with bright eyes and an optimistic disposition � business has been great, she said."
Read more about the new Hollywood Diner here.